A routine weight of evidence hearing Friday afternoon for a defendant in a case of sexual assault during a massage at a historic Manchester resort blew up when the judge in the case did not admit several interviews with victims and a witness as evidence.
A young homeless man who was working at Hannaford supermarket in Bennington while living with his girlfriend in a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck he allegedly stole in Albany in September was arraigned Tuesday at the Bennington Courthouse on three counts related to the stolen vehicle.
The two-day jury trial in an aggravated domestic assault case in Bennington was delayed for several hours on Wednesday morning due to multiple factors.Both sides debated the inclusion of prior “bad acts” by the defendant – Bryan Hudson, 51 – a letter sent to the victim right before the trial, and a possible last-minute plea deal that would have ended the trial before it began, only to be rejected by the judge after the victim objected.
A masseuse at the historic Equinox Resort and Spa in Manchester Center was arraigned Wednesday afternoon on one count of sexual assault without consent after a customer told police that she was sexually assaulted last October during a massage while on a weekend vacation at the resort.
A masseuse at the historic Equinox Resort and Spa in Manchester Center was arraigned Wednesday afternoon on one count of sexual assault without consent after a customer told police that she was sexually assaulted last October during a massage while on a weekend vacation at the resort.